Innovation

We engender a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment with the unique potential to make a significant impact on complex local and global challenges.

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New & Notable

The Hunt for Hope in the Genome

Three decades ago, a team of researchers—including future Tufts President Anthony P. Monaco—combed through millions of DNA letters to find the flawed gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here’s how their work led to the first-ever FDA-approved drug for treating the deadly disease.

Estimating the Health Effects of Wildfires: A Burning Concern

A Tufts environmental epidemiologist explains why this is such a challenging task for scientists—and how research can make a difference
Remembering Distinguished Professor Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos

A world-renowned expert in the field of catalysis, she invested in her students to help them succeed

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Tufts Students Going the Distance—Into Space

Undergraduates bring curiosity for interplanetary exploration to a new club where hands-on projects lead to rocket launches and more
Unlocking Biological Materials for Better Therapies

Researchers at Tufts’ Laboratory for Living Devices link materials like silk and paper with technology, medicine, and diagnostics

Events

Spotlights

Raymond and Beverly Sackler Convergence Laboratory

Addresses the most serious diseases and medical conditions through collaborative research among investigators in various fields.
Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
Kaplan Lab

Focuses on biopolymer engineering to understand structure-function relationships, with emphasis on studies related to self-assembly, biomaterials engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Water: Systems, Science, and Society (WSSS)

A graduate-level program that takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding water issues worldwide. Provides students with the perspectives and tools to manage water-related problems.
Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

Currently under construction, the new complex will be an integrated teaching and research center on the Medford/Somerville campus featuring state-of-the-art laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students.
Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC)

Helps meet the need for updated classrooms, large meeting rooms, teaching labs, research labs, and office space, and includes a café and informal learning spaces.